soft-pedal

soft-pedal something

to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kendal	KEN-dahl	English (Modern)
Haruto	hah-ṙoo-to	Japanese
Armen	-	Armenian
Yekonyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Bonnie	BAHN-ee	English
Prasert	-	Thai